Key features of the Spring program:

• Begins in March and completes the program at an accelerated pace
  • Graduate in just 24 months by taking classes during two consecutive summers
• Take advantage of the 2017 tuition rate
• During the core curriculum, attend 2 three-hour evening classes per week
  • Held on Mondays and Wednesdays 7:00 pm - 9:50 pm
• Select from 40-50 electives in the last four quarters, offered Monday through Thursday evenings, Saturdays and online/hybrid options

Key features of the Fall program:

• Begins in September; attend classes for a total of 9 quarters
• Complete the program in 33 months with summers off or in 24-27 months including summer quarters
• During the core curriculum, attend 2 three-hour evening classes per week
• Select one of two program delivery options:

On-campus

• • Take convenient weeknight core courses held on Tuesday and Thursday 7:00 pm - 9:50 pm
  • Select from 50-60 electives in the last four quarters, with flexible online, evening and Saturday options
  • On-campus students may enroll in online or hybrid elective courses as schedules permit

Hybrid

• • Hybrid section lectures are accessed online (60% of curriculum)
  • Students attend classes in-person on-campus 4 Saturdays per quarter from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (40% of curriculum)
  • Students may enroll in hybrid, online, or on-campus electives as schedules permit
  • To learn more, see our Introduction to Hybrid FEMBA Sandbox course and Hybrid FEMBA flier

We offer three exceptional off-site learning residentials: one before classes begin; one during your second-year in an international location; and one final capstone course. This sequence of requirements, particularly with an overseas component, is a unique feature of the Merage School.

Opening Residential: Responding to Dynamic Times: Thinking Strategically in Organizations
This 4-day experience, held in a local business hotel, lays the groundwork for the collaborative FEMBA learning environment. During this residential you will:

• Work intensively with your cohort and small-study team, getting to know your new classmates well
• Engage in case analysis, class discussion, presentations, group projects, and experiential learning
• Learn about organizational design, culture and power; group processes; competitive analysis; corporate strategy; and business ethics

International Residential: Global Business II
A program highlight, this one-week residential is a rare, first-hand opportunity to learn about the socio-economic, cultural and political issues faced by key business players outside the US. Recent trips have been to major cities in Asia, South America and Europe focusing on how each country became a dominant political and economic force. In this course you will:

• Gain insight into issues faced by US companies overseas, investment climate, banking and finance, supply chain management, and transitions in emerging economies
• Meet with key officials such as senior executives in US and foreign-based companies
• Tour companies in a variety of industries
• Attend social events, enjoy fine dining, artistic performances or other cultural activities

Closing Residential: Executive Leadership
This 4-day capstone course on Executive Leadership is held at a mountain retreat conference center. You and your classmates reflect on the knowledge and expertise you gained at the Merage School in a structured setting, and discuss how you will successfully leverage these competencies as a manager and leader. At this residential you will:

• Identify your leadership skills and learn tools to enhance them
• Create an actionable long-term career plan

Students that do not participate in the Executive Leadership Residential will need to take 6-8 units of additional elective coursework.

The Merage Consulting Projects course offers you the opportunity to gain consulting experience with an established company. Under the guidance of a dedicated faculty expert and with coaching by successful business executives, students engage in a 10-week project for course credit. 

Translate Curriculum Into Real-Life Application
Put into practice the business skills and tools you learn by addressing a legitimate business problem faced by a well-known area company. Class lectures augment your project with analyses of relevant managerial issues. Some of the tangible benefits you receive from the course are:

• Sharpen your conceptual, analytical and technical knowledge and skill sets
• Gain valuable insight in a new industry and/or functional area
• Gain skills in project management, management consulting, and solution-oriented management
• Enhance your resume with professional experience that may be a stepping stone in your career
• Focus on one or more strategic topics that cut across functional areas
• Deliver an on-site presentation and written report with your team to senior management

Companies that participate in the course regularly report exceptionally high standards of satisfaction with the quality of the work our students provide. Consulting projects have been completed for diverse companies, ranging from consumer goods to high tech to financial institutions to real estate and beyond. A few of these corporations include:

•  Advanced Medical Optics
•  Altos Group
•  Apria Healthcare
•  Beckman Coulter
•  Connexion by Boeing
•  Deloitte
•  Emulex
•  ESI / Dodge
•  First Team Real Estate
•  Ingram Micro
•  Lowe Enterprises
•  Mazda
•  Nestle Waters
•  Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
•  Pacific Life
•  Pepsi
•  Precept
•  Restaurants on the Run
•  The Gallup Organization
•  Verizon Wireless

In partnership with our Centers of Excellence, we offer four MBA specializations:

• Digital Transformation
• Health Care Management and Policy
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Real Estate and Urban Development